A classic Old Fashioned cocktail has three main components: A spirit such as whiskey or brandy, sugar and bitters. With our new bar menu, we decided to play a little with this traditional formula. Rather than using plain sugar, we’ve concocted a number of flavoured sugar syrups to add sweetness but also create more complexity in our cocktails.

This is our Rum Sour, made with Bruns Jamaican rum and our housemade smokey tea syrup. We make this using Russian Caravan tea, a blend of three Chinese teas which has a sweet, malty, smokey taste. A dash of Mancino Sweet Vermouth is added, and finally cherry bitters from Miracle Mile Bitters Co. in Los Angeles. These ingredients are stirred down over ice and finished with a twist of lime.